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| Years: 507 508 509 510 - 511 - 512 513 514 515 | |
| Decades: 480s 490s 500s - 510s - 520s 530s 540s | |
| Centuries: 5th century - 6th century - 7th century | |
- Alternate uses: see 5-1-1.
- Frankishish kingdom split in four after the death of Clovis I; Childebert I becomes king of Paris, Clotaire I becomes king of Soissons, Chlodomer becomes king of Orléans, and Theuderic I becomes king of Reims and Austrasia.
- On the death of their king Gesalec, Theodoric the Great assumes the regency of the Visigothic kingdom.
- Macedonius II is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople, replaced by Timothy I.
- There are riots in Antioch between supporters of Patriarch Flavian II and Byzantine emperor Anastasius I.
Deaths
- November 27- Clovis I, king of the Franks
- Gesalec, king of the Visigoths